2003
Drosophila filamin is required for follicle cell motility during oogenesis
Sokol NS, Cooley L. Drosophila filamin is required for follicle cell motility during oogenesis. Developmental Biology 2003, 260: 260-272. PMID: 12885568, DOI: 10.1016/s0012-1606(03)00248-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline cystsFilamin proteinsCell motilityFollicle cell morphogenesisActin-binding domainActin binding proteinsFilamin repeatsDrosophila ovaryFilamin functionCell morphogenesisDrosophila filaminFilamin familyCell movementProtein 120Cell shapeBorder cellsCell locomotionFollicle cellsBinding proteinPoint mutationsInitial encapsulationProteinMorphogenesisReduced expressionFilamin
2001
Filamins as integrators of cell mechanics and signalling
Stossel T, Condeelis J, Cooley L, Hartwig J, Noegel A, Schleicher M, Shapiro S. Filamins as integrators of cell mechanics and signalling. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 2001, 2: 138-145. PMID: 11252955, DOI: 10.1038/35052082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFilamin geneAmino-terminal actin-binding domainActin filamentsDiverse cellular proteinsActin-binding domainDrosophila filaminCellular proteinsX chromosomeCarboxyl terminusHuman filaminChromosome 3Dictyostelium amoebaeChromosome 7FilaminMembrane receptorsCell mechanicsGenesPeripheral cytoplasmActin gelsSubunitsMutationsFilamentsPeriventricular heterotopiaCell structureDrosophila
2000
Physical and genetic interaction of filamin with presenilin in Drosophila
Guo Y, Zhang S, Sokol N, Cooley L, Boulianne G. Physical and genetic interaction of filamin with presenilin in Drosophila. Journal Of Cell Science 2000, 113: 3499-3508. PMID: 10984440, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.113.19.3499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAlzheimer DiseaseAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBlotting, WesternCarrier ProteinsCloning, MolecularContractile ProteinsDrosophila melanogasterEmbryo, NonmammalianFemaleFilaminsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansInsect ProteinsLarvaMaleMembrane ProteinsMicrofilament ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataPresenilin-1Presenilin-2Protein BindingProtein IsoformsProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA, MessengerTwo-Hybrid System TechniquesConceptsN-terminal actin-binding domainOverall amino acid identityOverexpression of presenilinFamilial Alzheimer's diseaseTransmembrane domain proteinActin-binding domainAmino acid identityLarge hydrophilic loopDrosophila filaminDomain proteinsGenetic interactionsAlternative splicingHydrophilic loopAcid identityTerminal domainDrosophilaHuman filaminChromosome 3Spliced formsFilaminAdult phenotypeLoop regionPresenilinNovel familyLong form
1999
Drosophila Filamin encoded by the cheerio locus is a component of ovarian ring canals
Sokol N, Cooley L. Drosophila Filamin encoded by the cheerio locus is a component of ovarian ring canals. Current Biology 1999, 9: 1221-1230. PMID: 10556087, DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(99)80502-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsContractile ProteinsDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsFemaleFilaminsInsect ProteinsMicrofilament ProteinsOvaryTissue DistributionConceptsRing canalsDrosophila filaminPlasma membraneFilamentous actinActin filamentsOvarian ring canalsFruit fly DrosophilaLoss of filaminActin-binding domainActin-binding proteinsParallel actin bundlesLocalization of filaminFlow of cytoplasmFly DrosophilaActin structuresFilamin isoformsTransmembrane proteinCell cortexActin arraysContractile ringKelch geneCytoskeletal proteinsCleavage furrowStress fibersActin bundles
1994
Intercellular Cytoplasm Transport during Drosophila Oogenesis
Mahajan-Miklos S, Cooley L. Intercellular Cytoplasm Transport during Drosophila Oogenesis. Developmental Biology 1994, 165: 336-351. PMID: 7958404, DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1994.1257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProfilin mutations disrupt multiple actin-dependent processes during Drosophila development
Verheyen E, Cooley L. Profilin mutations disrupt multiple actin-dependent processes during Drosophila development. Development 1994, 120: 717-728. PMID: 7600952, DOI: 10.1242/dev.120.4.717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall actin binding proteinsEmbryonic lethal phenotypeActin-dependent processesActin binding proteinsActin filament bundlesDrosophila profilinProfilin mutationDrosophila developmentMulticellular organismsViable allelesBristle formationLethal phenotypeActin assemblyProfilin functionSubcellular localizationGenomic deletionsBinding proteinCell migrationCell typesProfilinFilament bundlesOogenesisAbnormal regulationBinucleate cellsDeletion
1992
chickadee encodes a profilin required for intercellular cytoplasm transport during Drosophila oogenesis
Cooley L, Verheyen E, Ayers K. chickadee encodes a profilin required for intercellular cytoplasm transport during Drosophila oogenesis. Cell 1992, 69: 173-184. PMID: 1339308, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(92)90128-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytoplasmic actin networksNurse cellsDrosophila oogenesisEgg chambersCytoplasm transportActin networkPolyploid nurse cellsNurse cell nucleiFlow of cytoplasmMutant phenotypeCDNA clonesProtein 40Cytoplasmic contentsAcanthamoeba profilinCell nucleiProfilinNuclear positionOogenesisGenesChickadeesOocytesCellsYeastCytoplasmClones